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Press Release
46 Vedder Price Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers® in America
August 17, 2023
Vedder Price is pleased to announce that 46 attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, Shareholder Bradley C. Crawford has been named the 2024 Lawyer of the Year in Banking and Finance Law for San Francisco, and Shareholder Jennifer Durham King has been named the 2024 Lawyer of the Year in Banking and Finance Law for Chicago.
Chicago, IL
- William J. Bettman
Corporate Law - Eugene A. Boyle
Employment Law – Management - Angelo J. Bufalino
Patent Law
Trademark Law - Danielle Meltzer Cassel
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law - Thomas P. Cimino, Jr.
Commercial Litigation - Christopher T. Collins
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Sara B. DeBlaze
Immigration Law - Thomas R. Dee
Litigation – Intellectual Property - Thomas P. Desmond
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Michael M. Eidelman
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - James V. Garvey
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Arlene N. Gelman
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Brett D. Heinrich
Environmental Law - David L. Kane
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - James M. Kane
Banking and Finance Law - Blaine C. Kimrey
Litigation – Intellectual Property - Jennifer Durham King
*2024 Lawyer of the Year: Banking and Finance Law
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law - Julie L. Langdon
Litigation – Intellectual Property - Daniel B. Lange
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Douglas J. Lipke
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy - Daniel C. McKay, II
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law - James W. Morrissey
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law - Philip L. Mowery
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Charles W. Murphy
Real Estate Law - Michael A. Nemeroff
Corporate Law - Jeanah Park
Commercial Litigation - Robert S. Rigg
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Patent Law - Daniel H. Shulman
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Patent Law - Jordan A. Sigale
Litigation – Intellectual Property - Robert F. Simon
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Kelly A. Starr
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - William W. Thorsness
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law - Thomas M. Wilde
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management - Gregory G. Wrobel
Health Care Law
Dallas, TX
- Jeffrey J. Ansley
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Melissa M. Winchester
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Los Angeles, CA
- Anthony Pacheco
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Thomas H. Petrides
Litigation – Labor and Employment - Candice T. Zee
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Miami, FL
- Jonathan Z. Kurry
Real Estate Law
New York, NY
- John E. Bradley
Admiralty and Maritime Law - Jeffrey T. Veber
Equipment Finance Law
San Francisco, CA
- Bradley C. Crawford
*2024 Lawyer of the Year: Banking and Finance Law
Banking and Finance Law
Washington, DC
- Marguerite C. Bateman
Mutual Funds Law - Amy L. Bess
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment - Bruce A. Rosenblum
Mutual Funds Law - Kimberly Karcewski Vargo
Mutual Funds Law
Additionally, 31 Vedder Price attorneys were named Ones to Watch in 2024. This award recognizes attorneys 5-9 years in practice who exhibit outstanding professional excellence. The rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes client and lawyer evaluations, as well as peer reviews from attorneys in their field.
Chicago, IL
- Christopher G. Barrett
Banking and Finance Law - Michael L. Basili
Trusts and Estates - John K. Burke
Intellectual Property Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property - Bryan K. Clark
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Commercial Litigation - Allison E. Czerniak
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Labor & Employment - Adam S. Goldman
Banking and Finance Law - Jillian S. Greenwald
Banking and Finance Law
Transportation Law - Allison B. Hudson
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy - Patrick C. Johnston
Construction Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate Law - Samuel G. Korshak
Real Estate Law - Dana B. Mehlman
Environmental Law - Michelle T. Olson
Labor and Employment Law – Management - David W. Soden
Commercial Litigation - Mark C. Svalina
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law - David N. Swendsen
Mergers and Acquisitions Law - Madeline V. Tzall
Commercial Litigation - Cody J. Vitello
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law - Alex C. Weinstein
Labor and Employment Law – Management - Brian D. Wendt
Transportation Law
Dallas, TX
- Katherine M. Devlin
Criminal Defense: White-Collar - Arianna G. Goodman
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Health Care Law - Nathan M. Telep
Corporate Law
Oil and Gas Law
Los Angeles, CA
- Gregory Ge
Corporate Law - Ashley D. Stein
Labor and Employment Law – Management
New York, NY
- Alexandra M. Davidson
Transportation Law - Joshua A. Dunn
Litigation – Securities - John H. Geager
Transportation Law
San Francisco, CA
- Mindy M. Wong
Commercial Litigation
Washington, DC
- Tamara Droubi
Government Relations Practice
Administrative/Regulatory Law - Jeffrey M. Lowry
Administrative / Regulatory Law
For more information, please visit www.bestlawyers.com. (Registration required.)
- William J. Bettman
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Press Release
Vedder Price and Chicago Innovation Ring NASDAQ Opening Bell
August 16, 2023
To celebrate the Chicago Innovation Awards, Intellectual Property Shareholder Angelo Bufalino and attorneys Julie Langdon, Sudip Mitra and Joshua Grant joined the award winners to ring the Nasdaq opening bell in New York last week. Following the Nasdaq opening bell, the winners attended a networking brunch at Vedder Price’s New York office, where they shared their products and ideas with attorneys in our New York office. Chicago is the only city to have its top innovators come together for this annual event, this helps bring attention to the regularly occurring innovation happening in the Chicago region and shines a spotlight on the organizations that make up its vibrant economy.
The winners of the Chicago Innovation Awards cut across all industries–high-tech and no-tech, for-profit and not-for-profit. Each organization won by addressing an unmet need in the marketplace through a unique solution that provided value to end-users and delivered impact in the marketplace, exceeding market expectations, achieving financial success, and improving people’s lives. They emerge from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Vedder Price is a proud sponsor of the Chicago Innovation Awards.
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Press Release
Vedder Price Expands Investment Services Group with Addition of Christine De Pree
August 1, 2023
Vedder Price is pleased to announce the addition of veteran attorney Christine De Pree as a new Shareholder in the firm’s Investment Services group.
De Pree brings to the firm more than 22 years of both in-house and firm experience in counseling investment companies and investment advisers in connection with regulatory, compliance and transactional issues.
Prior to joining the firm, De Pree spent the last nine years at Franklin Templeton where she focused on fund disclosure and transactions. For several years, she also oversaw a global team that voted proxies on behalf of all Franklin Templeton’s clients.
“Adding Christine to our firm brings a wealth of investment company experience,” said John S. Marten, Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Investment Services practice group at Vedder Price. “Christine will certainly make an exceptional addition to our team, and we are happy to bring her strategic guidance to the firm to help our clients meet their needs.”
Additional areas of focus for De Pree include all aspects of fund registration statement updates and other SEC filings. De Pree also analyzes various SEC proposals related to funds.
De Pree received her law degree from DePaul University College of Law and her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh.
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Press Release
Vedder Price Represents JetSmart Airlines in Aircraft Portfolio Transaction
August 3, 2023
Vedder Price is pleased to announce that it represented JetSmart Airlines, a South American ultra low-cost carrier, in connection with the closing of an Aircraft sale and lease novation transaction.
In this transaction, Ashland Place Finance financed the acquisition of two Airbus A320 aircraft for Aergo Capital, on lease to JetSmart.
“We were happy to partner with JetSmart and assist them in this transaction” said Neil Poland, Partner in Vedder Price’s Global Transportation Finance team. “It was a true overall collaborative team effort to successfully see this deal through, and was a positive outcome for all parties involved.”
In addition to Neil Poland, the Vedder Price legal team on the transaction also included Solicitor Esha Nath.
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Article
Unionization Upon Demand: NLRB Announces Most Significant Change to Labor Law in 50 Years
August 25, 2023
Today, in perhaps the most significant change in federal labor law in more than 50 years, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) announced a new framework that determines when employers are required to recognize and bargain with a union upon demand, without a representation election.
In Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, 372 NLRB No. 130, the NLRB adopted a modified version of the Joy Silk doctrine, a doctrine that dates back to the 1949 case, Joy Silk Mills, Inc., 85 NLRB 1263 (1949), but that the Board had abandoned in 1969. Under the new Cemex framework, unions will be able to demand recognition and bargaining merely by demonstrating majority support (most often done through the presentation of signed authorization cards that are solicited without any NLRB oversight) within the proposed unit of employees. Faced with this demand, employers have two choices: either recognize and bargain with the union, or immediately file an election petition of its own with the NLRB.1
The Board’s new Cemex standard provides that any unfair labor practice during the election period will result in the outright dismissal of the petition and an order requiring the employer to recognize and bargain with the union without an election. Under the old standard now abandoned by the NLRB, which prioritized the employees’ right to vote in a secret ballot election supervised by the NLRB, only especially egregious unfair labor practices could result in a bargaining order.
The Cemex decision arguably marks one the most significant changes to the union election process in more than half a century. The NLRB’s decision is certain to be challenged in the courts, but those appeals will take years to play out. In the meantime, observers expect unions to aggressively demand recognition from employers. All employers, therefore, should examine their union-free and labor relations strategies to minimize their exposure to card signing campaigns. Employers also should consider conducting training and workplace audits to identify areas of risk and be ready to respond quickly. The Labor and Employment attorneys at Vedder Price are experienced in this type of preparation and assessment and would be glad to discuss individualized plans for employers.
(1) A previous version of this article contained the traditional, very strict, requirements for an RM petition. The Board in Cemex, however, seemed to indicate that these requirements will not apply in the situation where a union requests recognition of a new bargaining unit.
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Newsletter/Bulletin
Investment Services Regulatory Update August 2023
August 28, 2023
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Seminar
2023 DC Employment Roundtable
September 21, 2023
Please join the Labor & Employment attorneys of Vedder Price for a roundtable discussing timely employment-related topics in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia, and at the federal level.
The setting for this year’s program is the historic National Union Building, located next to the equally historic Ford’s Theater. The National Union Building was built for the National Union Fire Insurance Company by renowned architect Glenn Brown in 1890 and was the first building designed around an elevator in Washington, DC. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.Event Details
Thursday, September 21 | 8:30 - 11:00 a.m. (ET)
National Union Building |Washington, DC
918 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004
Breakfast provided.This complimentary program is designed for in-house counsel and human resources professionals to offer you the opportunity to meet, network and share ideas with your peers from other organizations.
Agenda Topics
- Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia Legal Updates
- Need to Know Employee Benefits Updates
- Navigating Thorny Leaves of Absence and ADA Accommodation Issues
- The Ever-Evolving Restrictive Covenant Landscape
- Managing Remote Work Challenges
CLE Pending & HRCI Credit
Vedder Price is an accredited CLE provider in California, Illinois and New York; and, when possible, a sponsor in Florida, Texas and Virginia.
The use of this official seal confirms that this Activity has met HR Certification Institute’s® (HRCI®) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.
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Seminar
Edward K. Gross to Present at Revolution.Aero San Francisco
September 6-7, 2023
Shareholder and member of the firm’s Global Transportation Finance team Edward K. Gross will present at the Revolution.Aero in San Francisco on September 6 and 7. Revolution.Aero brings together thought leaders, innovators and investors in the aviation and aerospace industries, and provides attendees with the opportunity to hear from a diverse range of speakers, participate in interactive sessions, and network with like-minded individuals passionate about shaping the future of aviation and aerospace.
Mr. Gross will moderate the session “How can OEMs finance production” in which he and his panelists will discuss debt versus equity, using government incentives, managing supply chains, and customer finance and support.
To learn more about the conference, please click here.